Let's try that again.
I find it interesting that Kennedy of Louisiana has pointed out that it is
easier to buy a gun than to get a driver's license in many states. On the
other hand, Boebert is screaming "They're coming to take out guns away" at the
merest suggestion of background checks or eliminating ghost guns. Eric
2 hours after the mass shooting in Colorado, Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a
campaign email encouraging supporters to say 'HELL NO' to gun control
Erin Snodgrass<https://www.businessinsider.com/author/erin-snodgrass>
Mar 23, 2021, 12:31 AM
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[Rep Lauren Boebert of Colorado]
Rep Lauren Boebert of Colorado. Screenshot via House Committee on Natural
Resources
* Rep. Lauren Boebert was tweeting about Biden while a mass shooting was
unfolding in her home state.
* Following the shooting, which left 10 people dead, Boebert said she was
praying for those affected.
* Boebert's campaign
reportedly<https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1374211426773000193> sent a
pro-gun email to supporters two hours after the shooting.
* See more stories on Insider's business
page<https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet>.
One of Congress' most ardent Second Amendment supporters is facing backlash
over insensitive communications following a
shooting<https://www.insider.com/boulder-colorado-police-department-shooting-reported-grocery-store-2021-3>
at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday that left 10 people dead.
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado has made a name for herself as a
pro-gun<https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-backs-gun-rights-false-story-2021-3>
right-wing<https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-says-democrats-are-obsessed-with-conspiracy-theories-2021-3>
ideologue during her short time in the House of Representatives, but her
response to the shooting in her home state drew sharp
criticism<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lauren-boebert-twitter-colorado-shooter-biden-b1820863.html>.
Reports of an active shooter at a King Soopers grocery store circulated shortly
before 3 p.m. MT. About 30 minutes later, a livestream showed officers
detaining<https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/22/us/boulder-colorado-shooting/boulder-shooting>
a handcuffed, shirtless man whose leg appeared to be covered in blood.
But as local law enforcement, media outlets, and politicians awaited more
information about the shooting, Boebert was
tweeting<https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1374116653764653057> about
the US's southern border and President Joe Biden.
"The White House just called a lid at 1:13pm today. Biden is back in the
basement, figuratively at least," she tweeted at 3:51 p.m. MT.
"Meanwhile, the country is in chaos and the border is coming apart at the
seams," she wrote.
—Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) March 22,
2021<https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1374116653764653057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
After several Twitter users blasted Boebert for her timing, the freshman
representative issued a
statement<https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1374127157019095044>
addressing the shooting.
"My prayers are with the shoppers, employees, first responders & others
affected by the shooting in Boulder," she tweeted. "May God be with them."
—Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) March 22,
2021<https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1374127157019095044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
The stump phrase "thoughts and
prayers<https://www.businessinsider.com/game-shows-futility-of-fighting-shootings-with-thoughts-and-prayers-2016-6>"
has become a go-to
response<https://www.businessinsider.com/shepard-smith-on-shooting-in-ohio-texas-fox-news-2019-8>
for many politicians to the many mass shootings in the
US<https://www.businessinsider.com/there-been-two-mass-shootings-in-less-than-week-2021-3>
in recent years, instead of tangible policy
changes<https://www.insider.com/thoughts-and-prayers-mocked-nz-bans-all-semi-automatic-guns-2019-3>
to address the gun-violence epidemic.
Boebert, who has
hinted<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/boebert-capitol-guns/2021/01/04/a59f70f8-4e9d-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html>
that she carries a gun to work in the US Capitol and recently appeared at a
virtual committee meeting in front of multiple guns on
display<https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-lauren-boebert-opposed-firearm-ban-guns-in-video-background-2021-2>,
was quickly back to championing gun rights on Monday night.
Two hours after the shooting, Boebert's campaign sent supporters an email with
the subject line "I told Beto 'HELL NO' to taking our guns. Now we need to tell
Joe Biden," the journalist David Gura
tweeted<https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1374211426773000193>.
—David Gura (@davidgura) March 23,
2021<https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1374213628195446788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
"Radical liberals in Washington, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and with President
Biden's blessing and support are trying to violate your due process and
criminalize the private transfer of firearms," a photo Gura tweeted of the
email said<https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1374213628195446788>.
"Please help me stand up to the radical gun-grabbing left," the email continued.
Boebert is the founder and owner of Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle,
Colorado, that advertises its staff members as carrying
firearms<https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/22/shooters-grill-rifle-waitresses-guns/>
as they serve customers.
Boebert has been a vocal opponent of gun control and background checks, often
sharing a bogus
story<https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-backs-gun-rights-false-story-2021-3>
about a man being beaten to death outside her gun-themed restaurant as an
avenue to advocate for gun rights. The local police department has debunked her
claims, saying an autopsy found that the man had died of a drug overdose.
Boebert's campaign did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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